絨邦 Warm Ice
《絨邦 Warm Ice》以蔡定邦的視角，記錄其母親一位於 1997 年因婚來台的越南女性——橫跨國界與世代的生命歷程。
自幼，蔡定邦的家庭便存在於越南與台灣之間的夾縫。母親透過親友介紹結婚，成為台灣社會中典型的「越南新娘」形象。在婚姻初期，她承受著文化隔閡、社會歧視與生活壓力，在陌生的土地上努力生存。
離婚後，母子分離多年。直到蔡定邦十二歲那年父親去世，他才被送回母親身邊。然而，重逢並未帶來安穩的家庭生活，反而揭開了一段關於身份、歸屬與情感裂痕的長期掙扎。
本書透過影像、家庭記憶與個人凝視，回望一段移民女性的生命軌跡。書名「絨邦 Warm Ice」蘊含矛盾意象——冰冷之中仍保有柔軟與溫度，正如家庭關係中的疏離與牽繫並存。作品不以煽情敘事取勝，而是在日常細節中，靜靜呈現跨國婚姻背後的隱形重量。
這不僅是一位母親的故事，也是兒子試圖理解母親、理解自身身分位置的過程。越南與台灣不再只是地理概念，而成為交織於同一家庭中的情感場域。
Warm Ice is an intimate photobook that traces the life of the artist’s mother, a Vietnamese woman who moved to Taiwan in 1997 through marriage seen through the eyes of her son.
From a young age, Tsai Ting Bang’s family existed between Vietnam and Taiwan. His mother’s arranged marriage placed her within the social stereotype of the “Vietnamese bride,” a label often accompanied by prejudice. In the early years of her marriage, she faced discrimination, cultural isolation, and the quiet pressures of adapting to a foreign society.
After the divorce, mother and children were separated for many years. When Tsai was twelve and his father passed away, he returned to live with his mother. Yet reunion did not resolve the fractures of the past; instead, it marked the beginning of a deeper struggle over identity, belonging, and emotional inheritance.
Through photography and personal reflection, Warm Ice examines migration not as an abstract social issue, but as lived experience within a family. The title suggests a quiet contradiction warmth embedded within coldness mirroring the tenderness and distance that coexist in their relationship.
Ultimately, the book becomes both a portrait of a migrant mother and a son’s attempt to understand the layered meaning of home across borders.
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Language: Chinese
Binding: Hardcover | 208 Pages
Book Size: 176 × 125mm | 410g
Publication Year: 2025 | First Edition
Edition of 300
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